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Published 21 Feb 2025, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Thames Freeport Sustainable Construction Programme

Official notice

Authority: Thames Freeport (Public body)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive dialogueSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000exc. VAT16.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 27 Aug 2025
Awarded to Rainmaking Innovation

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A sustainable construction programme is being established that will address market barriers in modern methods of construction and challenges in the decarbonisation of homes. It will define future assets that can support the regional construction, homes and buildings market to create new value through innovation.

CPV: Design and execution of research and development

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: London · Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 10%Social value: 10%Environmental: 15%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Technical approach and methodology: 30%
  • Team and Organisational Capability: 20%
  • Digital and Retrofit Tooling Expertise: 10%
  • Innovation Centre Delivery experience: 5%
  • Commercial and Pricing: 10%
  • Social Value and Sustainability Plan: 10%
  • Built Environment and MMC Experience: 15%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Technical approach and methodology: 30%
  • Team and Organisational Capability: 20%
  • Built Environment and MMC Experience: 15%
  • Digital and Retrofit Tooling Expertise: 10%
  • Social Value and Sustainability Plan: 10%
  • Innovation Centre Delivery experience: 5%
  • Commercial and Pricing: 10%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive dialogue
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Feb 2025, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
18 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
Authority reference
TFP-CD-03
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074797
Classification (CPV)
Design and execution of research and development
Delivery area
London (UKI52)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e732 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=977269895 GO Reference: GO-20251114-PRO-33241158

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2025
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

24 Mar 2025 → 18 Nov 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025
  2. Notice published342 days ago
    18 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
  3. Buyer details updated
    18 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII 1.7 · II 1.7£833,333 exc vatOverall contract value is £20,000,000 inc of vat
—Text2.4 · II 2.4£833,333 + vat£200,000.000 overall contract
—TextII1.7 · II 1.7£833,333 + vat£20,000,000
—TextII 2.4 · II 2.4£833,333 + vat£20,000,000 inc vat

Overall contract value subject to performance and available funding, subject to approved extensions may be extended via formal variation up to a maximum ceiling of £20,000,000 through to March 2028. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=995171777 GO Reference: GO-20251118-PRO-33289915

To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=995252112 GO Reference: GO-20251118-PRO-33289917

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-02: 1 release · 21 Feb 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £833,3331 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Rainmaking InnovationSustainable Construction Programme£833,333 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Thames Freeport Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyGrant funding through local authorityDesign and Execution of Research and Development 70 Mark Lane, London, London, EC37NQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Rainmaking InnovationAwarded supplier08433320 4th Floor, Silverstream House, 45 Fitzroy Street, Fitzrovia, London, London, W1T 6EB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.